Comments from feedback form - "This week US citizens observed..."

Comments from feedback form - "This week US citizens observed..."

This week US citizens observed National Human Trafficking Awareness Day through acts of education, legislation, and enforcement; whilst, around the world, other people highlighted or tackled this global problem in their own countries.

According to an annual report on human trafficking released by the US State Department in June last year, 27 million men, women and children are exploited through human trafficking. Worldwide, at least two million children are estimated to be trafficked victims of the sex trade; and, in military conflicts, it is not uncommon for children to be forced to bear arms. In releasing the report last year, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton highlighted the importance of international cooperation in addressing trafficking, and cultural issues associated with it.


Brown, orange and red are source countries, while light blue and dark blue countries are destinations for victims of human trafficking. Image: KVDP.Under the United Nations' Palermo Protocols, human trafficking encompasses cases where victims are born into slavery, forcibly transported for exploitation, consented to work with a trafficker, and/or were forced to participate in criminal activities. The Protocols also recognize the unique status and rights of children.

121.179.98.231 (talk)08:45, 17 January 2012

We could do a lot more to interdict human trafficking, but of course that would require us to actually have and enforce immigration laws. And that of course would be racist.

143.79.13.6 (talk)11:42, 12 April 2012